²³ Life is more than food, and the body is more than clothing.

¹² Yahweh said to Satan, "Behold, all that he has is in your power. Only on himself don't put forth your hand." So Satan went forth from the presence of Yahweh.

⁴ Satan answered Yahweh, and said, "Skin for skin. Yes, all that a man has will he give for his life.

⁶ Yahweh said to Satan, "Behold, he is in your hand. Only spare his life."

⁸ The ransom of a man's life is his riches, But the poor hear no threats.

¹⁷ It came to pass, when they had taken them out, that he said, "Escape for your life! Don't look behind you, neither stay anywhere in the plain. Escape to the mountain, lest you be consumed!"

¹⁸ As we labored exceedingly with the storm, the next day they began to throw things overboard.

¹⁹ On the third day, they threw out the ship's tackle with their own hands.

³⁸ When they had eaten enough, they lightened the ship, throwing out the wheat into the sea.